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Instruction Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com InfoSafe eSATA/USB 2.0 Dual 3.5” SATA Hard Drive Enclosure with RAID. This versatile storage solution allows easy installation of two 3.5” SATA I/II hard drives of up to 2TB capacity (each), for a total capacity of up to 4TB (non-RAID), and...
Instruction Manual Hardware Guide Front View 1. Power LED 2. HDD-1 LED 3. HDD-2 LED Rear View 1. Fan 2. eSATA Connector 3. Power Switch 4. Power Adapter Socket 5. Fan Switch 6. USB Connector...
2. Place the first 3.5” SATA hard drive into the tray, then slide it forward until the drive interface is firmly connected to the SATA connector on the SAT3520U2ER/ SAT3520UERGB. Repeat this step with the second 3.5” SATA hard drive, using the remaining tray.
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Instruction Manual 3. Secure the drives to the Enclosure tray, using the provided screws. 4. Select the operating mode for your hard drive using the DIP Switches shown below. Once you have set the DIP switches according to the desired RAID mode, press the Reset Button to save changes. Reset Button DIP Switches DIP Switch No.
Instruction Manual 5. Replace the Enclosure tray (with drives attached) into the Enclosure. 6. Secure the Enclosure tray within the Enclosure, using the screws removed in step 1. Connecting SAT3520U2ER to the Host Computer Once the hard drives have been installed within the Enclosure and the necessary dipswitch settings have been made: 1.
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Instruction Manual 2. In the left pane of the Computer Management window, select Device Manager. The installed hard drives will appear as “unallocated”, in the bottom half of the right pane. 3. Right-click the Disk you wish to use and select Initialize Disk. 4.
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Instruction Manual 5. The disk should now be shown as “Online.” Right-click on the unallocated block and select New Partition. 6. The New Partition Wizard will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the creation of the new partition. When the partition has been created, the hard drive should appear as “New Volume.”...
Instruction Manual Software Operation Guide Software Installation Guide 1. Insert the included Driver CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive on the computer to which the Enclosure will be connected (host computer). 2. Click on the Install GUI icon. 3. Follow the instructions provided by the SteelVine Setup Wizard to complete the GUI installation.
Instruction Manual Using the SteelVine Manager To start the program, click Start > Program Files > Silicon Image 57xx SteelVine > SteelVine Manager. Once started, the SteelVine Manager Application can be found in the Notification Tray, (typically located at the bottom right hand corner of the screen near the clock).
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Instruction Manual 3. Select the storage policy you wish to use, then click Apply to finalize the switching process. For further instructions pertaining to the operation of the SteelVine Manager, refer to the SteelVine User Guide included on your device’s software CD.
Instruction Manual RAID Mode Overview 1. GUI Mode This mode offers configuration through the GUI (Graphic Utility Inter- face), thus requiring that you install the included software. Using this mode, you can allow different RAID combinations through the software interface. This mode is recommended for professional and advanced users.
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Instruction Manual 4. RAID 0 (FAST) Mode A storage policy configuration in which I/O processing is balanced evenly to all disks in a method known as striping, equivalent to RAID 0. This mode offers the best performance in terms of speed, but no data redundancy.
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Instruction Manual 6. SAFE33 Mode The RAID Mode is SAFE33, wherein 30% of each HDD is used to build a SAFE(mirror) RAID and also uses the rest of the capacity to build a second BIG(Span) HDD. In this mode, two physical drives will be recognized, one is SAFE(mirror) and the other is BIG(Span).
Instruction Manual Specifications Chipset ID Silcon Image SIL5744 Supported Drive Up to 2TB for each bay Capacity Power Adapter (12V 4.2A) 50W Maximum Data eSATA - 3 Gbps Transfer Rate USB 2.0 - 480 Mbps RAID Modes JBOD, RAID 0,1, 0+1 and BIG+RAID 1 Supported Fans 1 x 50mm...
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